magiciennen.
/məˌdʒɪsɪˈɛn/, /məˌdʒɪʃɪˈɛn/, /maˌdʒɪsˈjɛn/, U.S. /məˌdʒɪsiˈɛn/, /məˌdʒɪʃiˈɛn/ΘΚΠ
the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > witch > [noun]
walkyrieOE
witchOE
hagc1230
strya1300
wise woman1382
sorceressc1384
luller14..
tylyester14..
chantressc1425
magicienne1490
gyre-carline1535
witch-womana1538
eye-biter1584
beldama1586
witch-wife1591
cunning woman1594
saga?a1600
magha1609
magicianess1651
hag-witcha1658
haggard1658
besom-rider1664
wizardess1789
fly-by-night1796
lucky1827
bruja1829
weird-woman1845
hex1856
Baba Yaga1857
pishogue1906
witcher1928
1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxiv. 88 The vierge dyane, wherof maketh her Inuocacion this lady olde magicienne.
1795 R. Cumberland First Love iv. i. 50 Ah! (shrieks)—You are magicienne.
1872 J. S. Coyne Woman in Red ii. i. 30 Magicienne, sorceress, diviner of cards. My soul Communicates with the past, and penetrates the future.
2. A female conjuror.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [noun] > juggler or conjurer > female
juggleressc1430
magicienne1939
1939 T. Annemann in Jinx No. 60. 430/2 The vivacious 19 year old magicienne who just returned..from the nite spots of five European countries.
1954 W. Jonson Magic Tricks & Card Tricks facing p. 58 (caption) In 1896..she achieved success in her own right as magicienne.
1990 Lesbian & Gay Pride 37/4 Pride wouldn't be the same without the magicienne extraordinaire with her inimitable mix of quips, camp, digital dexterity and audience bafflement.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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